Benzo Vanil
Labdanum and benzoin create an immediate balsamic-amber accord that feels warm and resinous.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 8 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Balsamic90
- Vanilla60
- Powdery60
- Soft Spicy
The note pyramid
- Labdanum
- Benzoin
- Vanilla
- Iris
- Sandalwood
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min readLabdanum and benzoin create an immediate balsamic-amber accord that feels warm and resinous. Vanilla sweetens the opening while iris introduces a powdery texture that contrasts the resinous base. Sandalwood adds a creamy woody foundation that supports the vanilla-iris combination throughout the wear. Patchouli provides an earthy counterpoint that prevents the sweetness from becoming cloying. Musk and rose contribute subtle floral-musky undertones in the far dry-down. The scent evolves from balsamic warmth to a powdery-woody finish over several hours. Projection remains moderate with good longevity, making it suitable for fall or winter evenings.
Scent twins
Factual metadata (name, house, year, notes) is seeded from public datasets. The editorial reading and scent fingerprint are written by Claude against our house style — none of it is scraped prose. Read our methodology.



